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Dance students to present annual winter concert

contact: Mark SchwerinJanuary 23, 2012 | WMU News

WMU dance student Katie Mattar

KALAMAZOO--Three commissioned dances and two works from the Western Michigan University Great Works Dance Project highlight the Department of Dance's Winter Gala Dance Concert, running Feb. 2-12 in Williams Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

Winter Gala Dance Concert performances

Thursday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2 and 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m.

Admission is $18 for adults; $14 for faculty, staff, seniors and Partners in Dance members; and $8 for students. Tickets are available in advance by calling the Gilmore Ticket Office at (269) 387-6222 or at the door before each performance.

Dancers will perform Antony Tudor's "Fandango," a ballet on pointe for five women that had its premiere in 1963 at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Studio. The setting is a public square in southern Spain. The five women, each with distinctive personalities, vie for each other's attention and engage in friendly rivalry.

"Foreground," by Lauren Edson, winner of the Great Works Dance Project National Choreography Competition.

Nelly van Bommel's "Addio Amore," a 22-minute tour de force that captures the playful and communal spirit of traditional European and Middle Eastern folk music.

Chicago-based choreographer Eddy Ocampo's "PiDgeon," created for members of the Western Dance Project, WMU's touring ensemble.

"JInsha," a multi-dimensional, interdisciplinary dance work that is a reflection of a visit to the Chinese archeological site of the same name by David Curwen, choreographer and associate professor of dance at WMU.